Greg Suhr

Bay to Breakers Security Measures Announced

We already told you that backpacks of all shapes and sizes are banned from this weekend's Bay to Breakers footrace after the Boston Marathon bombing incident. So what else can you expect come Sunday? More cops, more bomb-sniffing dogs, and fewer places to stow your forbidden alcoholic beverage. To ... More >>

Here Are the New Security Measures for Bay to Breakers

After the Boston Marathon bombing, communities across the nation are rethinking how to deal with events that draw massive crowds, such as San Francisco's Bay to Breakers race scheduled next month. As the Examiner notes this morning, San Francisco police and race organizers are already rolling out ... More >>

Buyer's Market For Illegal Marijuana In Haight Ashbury

We don't buy drugs off the street (anymore). But if we did, or if someone asked us where to score some sweet illicit narcotics, we suppose we might try the Haight Ashbury. If there's one thing a pack of young and dirty "travelers" have, it's hungry dogs -- as well as some molly or some nugs or somet ... More >>

Bomb Scare Relocates Predawn '06 Earthquake Commemoration

A gathering commemorating an earthquake no one could have seen coming at 5:11 in the morning was itself disrupted in the wee hours by a suspicious package no one could have seen comingEvery April 18 at the 5:11 you don't want to be awake for, a contingent of history-minded folk, city officials, and ... More >>

SFPD Creates "Safe Havens" for LGBT Community

If you're part of the LGBT community and a victim of a crime, Police Chief Greg Suhr wants you to know the cops will help you. San Francisco police launched a new program aimed to help the LGBT community deal with crimes that have been going unreported. This new program launched yesterday designat ... More >>

SFPD's Sixth Street Substation vs. Black Market Street Hustlers

Back in October, at least one Mid-Market drug dealer wasn't worried about the prospect of a new SFPD substation on Sixth Street, just around the corner from his workspace. "People are gonna adapt," said Bishop, the 27-year-old the hustler in our feature story Black Market Street. "Somehow, someway, ... More >>

Police Chief Greg Suhr to Explain Why Cops Shot a Teen

The San Francisco police chief has invited everyone to an open forum tonight where they can get all their questions answered about the recent officer-involved shooting, where cops wounded an 18-year-old boy. Police Chief Greg Suhr will recap the Wednesday night incident where the suspect led cops ... More >>

Low-Level Marijuana Offenders Still Busted By SFPD Even Though They're Not Supposed to

They say the best journalism produces outrage, not awareness. Medical cannabis and marijuana legalization advocates are sometimes easily annoyed, but last week's Bay Citizen report of an uptick in undercover marijuana buy-busts in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood had them apoplectic. There's a r ... More >>

Market Street and Haight Street Show Spectrum of City's Fight Against Street Weed Dealing

The San Francisco Police Department is going after drug dealers on Haight Street. As the Chronicle reported a few days ago, Park Station captain Greg Corrales has led 50 undercover buy-busts on street dealers over the past six months. As we reported in our October feature story "Black Market Stree ... More >>

SF's Proposed Ban on Hollow-point Bullets Is a Turning Point for U.S. Gun Culture

Hollow-point bullets have a pit at the tip, which makes them look a bit like tiny steel smokestacks. When the bullet hits a target, pressure builds within the pit and pushes outward against lead walls, causing the bullet's surface area to expand and leave a greater trail of damage within the target. ... More >>

Heidi Heidelberg, Mother Arrested After Teen Daughter Found Dead, Released From Jail

The mother of 16-year-old girl who collapsed and died on the sidewalk in broad daylight has been released from jail after prosecutors opted not to file charges. The Chron reports that the District Attorney's Office decided not to file child-abuse charges against 46-year-old Heidi Heidelberg, pendi ... More >>

Heidi Heidelberg, SF Mom, Arrested After Teen Daughter Found Dead on Sidewalk

San Francisco police arrested the mother of 16-year-old Jaynice Johnson who collapsed and died on the sidewalk in the city's Bayview neighborhood Sunday afternoon. According to police, 46-year-old Heidi Heidelberg was arrested on suspicion of felony child endangerment causing injury or death. She's ... More >>

Here Are the Local Men Accused of Child Porn

Today, police have released the booking photos of the four men arrested yesterday during a city sweep of suspected child pornographers. Police arrested Alexis Zhong Wang, 25; Jaime Rodriguez, 46; Juan Martinez, 28; and Guillermo Escandon-Aguilar, 28 on suspicion of possessing and distributing kiddie ... More >>

Cops Bust Four Men Suspected of Child Pornography

Police arrested four people this morning during a multi-agency sting targeting suspected child pornographers in four San Francisco neighborhoods, including SOMA, the Excelsior, Ocean View, and Visitacion Valley. According to police, more than 100 officers from 23 agencies worked to serve search wa ... More >>

Watch the Muni Arsonists in Action

San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr released a cellphone video of the two suspects torching the Muni bus during the World Series celebration on Sunday night.  "With the assistance of the media and the public, we were able to apprehend the suspect responsible for damaging the bus windshield.&nb ... More >>

Gregory Tyler Graniss Arrested on Suspicion of Smashing Muni Bus in World Series Celebration

The good people on the Internet helped San Francisco police track down the dude who they say vandalized the hell out of a Muni bus during the World Series celebration on Sunday night. A bystander snapped this photo of the ballsy vandal and sent it over the Chronicle, which printed the picture asking ... More >>

Halloween Tips That Could Actually Save Your Life Any Day of the Year

Believe it or not, police would like you to have a fun and safe Halloween. Not just because they care about you, but because any trouble you get in means more paper work for them. We're guessing that's why Police Chief Greg Suhr was kind enough to dole out these safety tips for kids, and adults who ... More >>

Rally for Ross Demonstration Kicks Off Hearing for Sheriff-in-Limbo (Update)

(Update 4:22 p.m.): Mirkarimi's attorneys have continued to argue that there is no way he could have been guilty of "official misconduct" since he wasn't technically sworn-in as the sheriff yet. While semantics are being discussed, Supervisor David Chiu's stomach has already started growling. Conger ... More >>

Police Bust 34 Fugitives in Criminal Sweep

You probably didn't really notice, but San Francisco streets are actually a little bit safer today. The cops rounded up a mass of alleged criminals yesterday in a citywide effort to get wanted fugitives behind bars.

San Francisco Tries to Put an End to Bullying

Now that city officials have successfully gotten more kids to actually go to school, all they have to do it get students to quit bullying their classmates.To be sure, Mayor Ed Lee and Police Chief Greg Suhr, along with many others, are throwing an anti-bullying bonanza starting tomorrow to brainstor ... More >>

Greg Suhr, San Francisco Police Chief, to Be Nation's Richest

San Francisco politicians like to boast that ours is a "world-class city." It certainly pays like one. Police Chief Greg Suhr will soon become the city's highest-paid employee -- and best-compensated police chief in the nation -- with a pending bump to $307,000. It's been a lucrative year for San Fr ... More >>

Brian Cooper Identified as Man Shot by SFPD Cop

San Francisco police have booked the suspect who officers shot during a foot chase through the Potrero Hill neighborhood over the weekend. According to police, 31-year-old Brian Cooper has been treated for minor injuries and has since been moved from his hospital bed to a jail cell.A San Francisco c ... More >>

Chocolate Factory Worker Who Was Shot by S.F. Cop Yesterday Dies

The chocolate factory worker who was clinging to life yesterday after police shot him has died. The Medical Examiner tells us they have identified the man, but would not release his name until his family is notified. Yesterday morning, police were called to Pier 17 after the man who was shot alleged ... More >>

S.F. Cop Shoots Man Outside Chocolate Factory on Embarcadero

A 30-year-old man remains in critical condition being shot by a San Francisco police officer, who chased the man down the Embarcadero after he allegedly stabbed a co-worker. Police Chief Greg Suhr said that at about 10:15 a.m., the suspect, who was only described as a Cambodian man, began stabbing a ... More >>

Ermias Kassaye Identified as Man Killed in Ingleside

Medical authorities have identified the man shot to death in the city's Ingleside neighborhood as 26-year-old Ermias Kassaye of San Francisco. On Thursday at about 12:20 a.m., police were  were called to the corner of Mt. Vernon Avenue and Howth Street where they found Kassaye shot in the head ... More >>

San Francisco Police Round Up Fugitives, Discuss Recent Gun Violence

While the Giants swept the Dodgers on Wednesday, the San Francisco Police Department got out their brooms -- in the form of a citywide enforcement sting -- and swept suspected criminals from the streets of San Francisco. Police Chief Greg Suhr said today that police scooped up 68 wanted suspects yes ... More >>

SFPD Bust Suspects in Weird Ghost Scam Targeting Asian Women

Police have finally nabbed the people who they say are responsible for scamming at least five Asian women of more than $100,000 worth of jewelry and cash over the last few months. San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr announced the arrests today at a press conference, saying that SFPD worked with the ... More >>

Dennis Hughes Identified as Man Killed by San Francisco Police

(Update 12:40 p.m.): San Francisco Police identified the man who police shot and killed last night as 41-year-old Dennis Hughes. At a press conference today, Police Chief Greg Suhr told reporters that Hughes was wanted on suspicion of beating his mother to death after she kicked him out of her house ... More >>

Occupied Church Building Cleared, Police Arrest 24

The madness at 888 Turk St. began a little after 5 p.m. Police officers in riot gear had begun erecting metal barricades around the front of the previously-empty Archdiocese of San Francisco building, which protesters had occupied a few hours earlier. Aside from a few demonstrators yelling at poli ... More >>

Police Chief Greg Suhr to Discuss Violent Murder of Ingleside Family

Police Chief Greg Suhr is planning a trip to the Ingleside district tomorrow afternoon, where he will meet with members of the community to talk about the brutal mass killing that took place along a quiet, residential street nearly three weeks ago.The town hall meeting, to be held at City College, w ... More >>

Police Arrest Tons of Wanted Suspects in 10-Hour Sting Operation

Yesterday we were a little miffed at the SFPD after we saw a video of cops on bikes rolling through stops signs. But perhaps they had good reason for these Idaho rolls. Maybe they were on their way to catch on of the many, many wanted suspects in San Francisco -- and that we can forgive.Police Chief ... More >>

Binh Thai Luc Accused of Brutally Killing Family Near City College

​Police announced they have arrested 35-year-old Binh Thai Luc in connection with the violent slayings of five people inside their home on a quiet, residential street near City College. The news broke yesterday that police had Luc -- as well as his younger brother -- in custody, however they would ... More >>

Family Found Dead in House Near City College This Morning in Apparent Murder-Suicide

​(Update 1:27 p.m.): Cmdr Lyn Tomioka gave reporters an update on the tragedy, saying four of the five victims are definitely related, and the fifth victim is probably an acquaintance. She would still not confirm that the shooting was a murder-suicide, but noted that they are not looking for any s ... More >>

Tenderloin Deli Can Sell Sandwiches But Not Crack

​The Tenderloin just wouldn't be the Tenderloin if you couldn't get a a turkey sandwich, crack, and a prostitute all in one stop. But in the community's effort to revamp the image of the TL, a judge has now ordered one local deli to put an end to its "public nuisances" -- and let's just say he's n ... More >>

Muni Hopes Cryptic Posters Will Help Smartphone Users Be Smarter

​Despite the fact that a 17-year-old boy was shot on Muni yesterday, police report that there's less crime on city buses -- well, violent crime that is. But cops also say that they've seen an increase in the theft of iPhones and other cherished electronic devices, in part because Muni passenger ... More >>

Police Chief Asks 49ers Fans Not to Beat, Kill Each Other at Sunday's Game

​Football is a sport notorious for causing life-long injuries  -- and we're not only talking about the players. Fans can be just as brutal, as evidenced by the barbaric behavior we saw during the 49ers and Raiders pregame showdown at Candlestick Park earlier this year. So we think it's fair t ... More >>

Police Chief Greg Suhr Booed Off Stage

Up against a tough crowd ​Police Chief Greg Suhr made a visit to his old stomping ground in the Bayview last night to try to do what he supposedly did best when he was the captain of that district: Diffuse the hostility. But Suhr didn't exactly get the warm welcome he once had over there. Instead, ... More >>

Police Say Kenneth Harding Shot Himself

Did he shoot himself?​Those who were looking for answers surrounding Saturday's officer-involved shooting which killed 19-year-old Kenneth Harding aren't going to feel satisfied by this news. Police are now saying Harding, a Seattle parolee, shot himself in the six-second gunshot exchange between ... More >>

Kenneth Harding Rally Turns Violent, Police Arrest 35

Tension in the air ​Angry protesters tossed smoke bombs and disrupting Muni service yesterday evening shortly after police released information that suggested 19-year-old Kenneth Harding had indeed fired at cops before they shot and killed him.  Roughly 150 people gathered in Dolores Park at ... More >>

Kenneth Harding Had Gunshot Residue on His Hand, Police Say

Kenneth Harding​More evidence emerged today that police say confirms 19-year-old Kenneth Harding had been firing his gun at the cops before officers shot and killed him Saturday afternoon. Police say that gunshot residue was found on Harding's right hand, which supports witness statements that Har ... More >>

Kenneth Harding Identified as Man Shot and Killed by SFPD

Kenneth Harding shot ​Medical authorities have identified the man who SFPD shot over the weekend as 19-year-old Kenneth Harding. Police say Harding was a parolee who was also a person of interest in the shooting death Tanaya Gilbert last week in Seattle. Police Chief Greg Suhr told reporters on Su ... More >>

Kenneth Harding Update: Ten Shots Fired in Six Seconds in Bayview Shooting

SFPD​SFPD released a map today which shows the 10 shots fired in yesterday's Bayview shooting, where police officers shot and killed 19-year-old Kenneth Harding. Harding, who was chased by SFPD officers after he dodged paying his Muni fare, allegedly fired shots at police, who then retaliated wit ... More >>

Will the SFPD Forgo Raises?

Is he a politician or not?​One of the reasons why so many people like Mayor Ed Lee is because he has that understated aura of being nonpolitical. But in reality, the mayor is rather good at the sport of politics, and he's even better at down playing it.A clear example of this is when he made the t ... More >>

Jeff Adachi to Release More Video of Cops with Sticky Fingers

Who is the cop and who is the robber? ​As of late, a series of videos has been making headlines more often for busting cops than for catching robbers. Today, public defender Jeff Adachi has gotten his hands on yet more surveillance that he says shows cops being the robbers. In the latest epis ... More >>

Greg Suhr Cuts Top Cops' Salaries

Chief Greg Suhr needs no assistants. Deputies, however...​Newly minted Police Chief Greg Suhr comes with the reputation of being a cop's cop, and his first actions atop the SFPD fit the bill. He's pledged to keep his doors open and also voluntarily gave back a hefty cost-of-living increase (though ... More >>

Greg Suhr: Was the New Police Chief a Bargaining Chip?

Suhr was worth millions​Mayor Ed Lee has finally chosen Greg Suhr, a veteran cop long attached to the good ol' boy network, as San Francisco's next chief of police. And why wouldn't he pick Suhr? That's who the San Francisco police union wanted. Not to say that Suhr is the wrong choice. On the con ... More >>

Not Everything Is on the Internet

Help From Their Friends

Did SFPD brass order a cover-up in Fajitagate? They didn't really need to.

Mom & Pop Crackdown

A city task force is aggressively suing business owners, some of whom are facilitating crime in their neighborhoods. And some of whom are just making donuts.

Dog Bites

The Ken Garcia Golden Handshake Countdown!